kill back
transitive verb
: to kill (a tree or shrub) at the top
low temperature killed the tree back
the tops of all the garden shrubs were killed back by the storm
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“Kill back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kill%20back. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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